Welcome to PC's Telecom Blog!
Hi friends, I've been thinking about adding a telecom blog to my network for a very long time! The reason being, I started my career in electronics and telecom back in 1989.
I had the privilege of being part of Asian Sources Telecom Products -- a site, which I managed and built, with the help of my team and colleagues at Asian Sources Media, and later, Global Sources. Later, I moved on to Wireless Week, USA, as Asia Pacific Editor for the Asian Edition.
Back in India, I managed Convergence Plus for a short while, before launching four sites for CIOL in 2004 -- Mobility, Networking, Storage and Security.
Given this background in telecommunications, it is apt for me to start a blog on this subject as well. Telecom has been my forte, and well, it is a subject that has also won me four awards in technology journalism, while at Global Sources.
Again, this blog has been spun out off my award winning blog! That blog remains unchanged, and will continue to carry top-quality, world class content!
This blogs will now include specific blog posts related to telecommunications, as well as press releases, industry updates, new products, features, statistics, etc. It will cover wireless, wireline, broadband, networking, optical networking, Test & Measurement, etc.
Thanks for your kind support as always. Suggestions for improvements are always welcome! :)
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Came across the Fake IPL Player blog!
I didn't even knew such a blog existed, till now! Perhaps, you too should have a look.
It does not matter whether the characters, as the blog says, are fictitious. It does not matter whether the blog posts are authentic! Mann, this blogger is extremely creative! The blogger really has a way with words and knows how to capture the audience.
If this blogger is to be believed, then the gossips mentioned in the blog are really entertaining. I've been laughing and laughing!! Can't stop myself! Hey blogger, way to go mann! You should be in the creative writing/advertising business. And well, carry your pseudonym! You'd make a really great career! Best of luck! Now, let me read the Fake IPL Player blog some more!
It does not matter whether the characters, as the blog says, are fictitious. It does not matter whether the blog posts are authentic! Mann, this blogger is extremely creative! The blogger really has a way with words and knows how to capture the audience.
If this blogger is to be believed, then the gossips mentioned in the blog are really entertaining. I've been laughing and laughing!! Can't stop myself! Hey blogger, way to go mann! You should be in the creative writing/advertising business. And well, carry your pseudonym! You'd make a really great career! Best of luck! Now, let me read the Fake IPL Player blog some more!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Separate blogs on semiconductors and solar photovoltaics
This is just to let all of my readers, friends and well wishers know that I've rolled out two separate blogs on semiconductors and solar photovoltaics.
Friends, based on feedback received from some of you, I have set up these new blogs.
1. PC's Semiconductors Blog
2. PC's Solar Photovoltaics Blog
These blogs have been spun out off my award winning blog! That blog remains unchanged, and will continue to carry top-quality, world class content!
These two blogs will now include specific blog posts related to either semicon or solar/PV from my award winning blog, other specific blog posts, as well as press releases, industry updates, statistics, etc.
Thanks for your kind support as always. Suggestions for improvements are always welcome! :)
Friends, based on feedback received from some of you, I have set up these new blogs.
1. PC's Semiconductors Blog
2. PC's Solar Photovoltaics Blog
These blogs have been spun out off my award winning blog! That blog remains unchanged, and will continue to carry top-quality, world class content!
These two blogs will now include specific blog posts related to either semicon or solar/PV from my award winning blog, other specific blog posts, as well as press releases, industry updates, statistics, etc.
Thanks for your kind support as always. Suggestions for improvements are always welcome! :)
Upsets ensure smashing start to IPL Edition 2
What a smashing start to IPL2! What a day!! Two games, two big upsets!!! Perhaps, no one anticipated such a start to the Indian Premier League 2009, which kicked off in South Africa today!
In the first game, Mumbai Indians, led by Sachin Tendulkar, defeated last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings by 19 runs. In the next game, last year's winners, Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals were thrashed by 75 runs, besides suffering the humiliation of recording the lowest total -- 58 -- in the competition's history!
Standout performers -- the old guards of Indian cricket -- Sachin Tendulkar in the first game, and Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble in the second! Kumble's was a class act!
Lessons from day 1 of the second edition of the IPL are stark:
* Big hits won't be that easy!
* Bowlers will have some impact due to the conditions in South Africa!
* Teams need to develop some serious batting strategies -- some of the shot selections were pretty awful!
* Good, solid batting techniques are now going to play a key role in South Africa -- a point evident by the way Tendulkar and Dravid batted in their respective innings!
* Good old fashioned line-and-length bowling could be the key -- just look at the way Anil Kumble, Praveen Kumar, Dale Steyn, Lasit Malinga, Jesse Ryder, Joginder Sharma, Dmitri Mascarenhas and Zaheer Khan bowled today! Harbhajan Singh, too!
* Cricket lovers should not expect very tall scores in every game.
* Power scores could well be in the realm of 140-150, especially during night games, where the ball could do something extra!
* Oh yes, batters, you need to adjust to the 'spungy bounce' of South African wickets!
The way Anil Kumble cleaned up wickets, the zip with which Shane Warne bowled and the manner in which Matthew Hayden was shaping up indicates that there is no substitute for experience in cricket.
In the middle of all of this blitz by experienced hands, Abhishek Nayar played a super cameo, smashing Andrew Flintoff for three sixes in an over! Can't get better than this!
There are lots of games to be played, lots of stars to be unveiled. One bad start does not mean teams going down early cannot bounce back!
Watch IPL II for free on the Internet
Finally, for those who wish to watch IPL for free on the Internet, my friend, Abhigna, reported that Microsoft India, in association with IPL, unveiled an online IPL viewing experience on the official website of IPL, promoted by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Happy watching!
In the first game, Mumbai Indians, led by Sachin Tendulkar, defeated last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings by 19 runs. In the next game, last year's winners, Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals were thrashed by 75 runs, besides suffering the humiliation of recording the lowest total -- 58 -- in the competition's history!
Standout performers -- the old guards of Indian cricket -- Sachin Tendulkar in the first game, and Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble in the second! Kumble's was a class act!
Lessons from day 1 of the second edition of the IPL are stark:
* Big hits won't be that easy!
* Bowlers will have some impact due to the conditions in South Africa!
* Teams need to develop some serious batting strategies -- some of the shot selections were pretty awful!
* Good, solid batting techniques are now going to play a key role in South Africa -- a point evident by the way Tendulkar and Dravid batted in their respective innings!
* Good old fashioned line-and-length bowling could be the key -- just look at the way Anil Kumble, Praveen Kumar, Dale Steyn, Lasit Malinga, Jesse Ryder, Joginder Sharma, Dmitri Mascarenhas and Zaheer Khan bowled today! Harbhajan Singh, too!
* Cricket lovers should not expect very tall scores in every game.
* Power scores could well be in the realm of 140-150, especially during night games, where the ball could do something extra!
* Oh yes, batters, you need to adjust to the 'spungy bounce' of South African wickets!
The way Anil Kumble cleaned up wickets, the zip with which Shane Warne bowled and the manner in which Matthew Hayden was shaping up indicates that there is no substitute for experience in cricket.
In the middle of all of this blitz by experienced hands, Abhishek Nayar played a super cameo, smashing Andrew Flintoff for three sixes in an over! Can't get better than this!
There are lots of games to be played, lots of stars to be unveiled. One bad start does not mean teams going down early cannot bounce back!
Watch IPL II for free on the Internet
Finally, for those who wish to watch IPL for free on the Internet, my friend, Abhigna, reported that Microsoft India, in association with IPL, unveiled an online IPL viewing experience on the official website of IPL, promoted by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Happy watching!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tried Tweetdeck and Twazzup?
All you Twitter lovers, users and fans, am wondering whether you've had the chance to use TweetDeck and Twazzup!
First, TweetDeck! This is a very simple and a fast way to experience Twitter! It acts as a browser, and allows you to stay in touch with what's happening on Twitter real time, besides connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook, etc.
The latest version, v0.25, is said to have a fix for a memory leak issue, and new features such as short URL previews, Twitpic thumbnails, recording of 12s video clips and Facebook integration.
Twazzup is a search engine that allows you to search Twitter and find relevant information. For example, I searched for my account on Twazzup and was elated to find all of my recent tweets listed there, even nicely arranged as per topics -- such as AMD, Intel, MCUs, PV, etc.
In case, you've uploaded any images using TwitPic, it shows up on the right side of the page. And so do the most popular links of articles that you may have posted!
Well, enjoy using Twitter, friends! Power to micro blogging!!
First, TweetDeck! This is a very simple and a fast way to experience Twitter! It acts as a browser, and allows you to stay in touch with what's happening on Twitter real time, besides connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook, etc.
The latest version, v0.25, is said to have a fix for a memory leak issue, and new features such as short URL previews, Twitpic thumbnails, recording of 12s video clips and Facebook integration.
Twazzup is a search engine that allows you to search Twitter and find relevant information. For example, I searched for my account on Twazzup and was elated to find all of my recent tweets listed there, even nicely arranged as per topics -- such as AMD, Intel, MCUs, PV, etc.
In case, you've uploaded any images using TwitPic, it shows up on the right side of the page. And so do the most popular links of articles that you may have posted!
Well, enjoy using Twitter, friends! Power to micro blogging!!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Keep track of popular content with PostRank Discovery engine
For those of you using PostRank to keep track of the most popular content on your respective sites or blogs, here's another useful tool -- the PostRank Discovery engine.
The PostRank Discovery engine enables everyone to:
* discover the most timely, relevant, and engaging content online.
* search and segment content by specific topic areas and interesting and influential publishers.
* create, share, and subscribe to the the best curated and auto-updated reading lists.
Best of luck to those who wish to use this service from PostRank.
The PostRank Discovery engine enables everyone to:
* discover the most timely, relevant, and engaging content online.
* search and segment content by specific topic areas and interesting and influential publishers.
* create, share, and subscribe to the the best curated and auto-updated reading lists.
Best of luck to those who wish to use this service from PostRank.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Twitpic -- upload your pictures on Twitter!
Folks, if you haven't tried, Twitpic, suggest you do!
First, if you have a Twitter account, which I believe most of you do, please use that to log into Twitpic. Once there, you have several options to upload photos on to Twitter.
According to Twitpic, you can upload pictures to TwitPic from your mobile phone, or use Twitpic's API, or through the website itself. It is as simple as that! There are some popular twitter clients that have built-in support for TwitPic.
So, with your micro blogging, you can also share images for everyone to see. Now, won't that make your posts look great? I've tried it, and it really looks marvellous.
First, if you have a Twitter account, which I believe most of you do, please use that to log into Twitpic. Once there, you have several options to upload photos on to Twitter.
According to Twitpic, you can upload pictures to TwitPic from your mobile phone, or use Twitpic's API, or through the website itself. It is as simple as that! There are some popular twitter clients that have built-in support for TwitPic.
So, with your micro blogging, you can also share images for everyone to see. Now, won't that make your posts look great? I've tried it, and it really looks marvellous.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
SMEs, want a free Web site? Try Yola!
I came across a very interesting article on TechNewsWorld, titled: How to build a small business web site... part 9! Very interested, to know more, I proceeded to read it. Well, there are eight other parts to this article, all linked very nicely from this page.
However, I'd like to draw the attention of those small businesses who don't have a web site or web presence yet, to Yola, formerly, SynthaSite.
Three things caught my eye: At Yola, you can find all the tools you need to build a website just the way you want. Next, no problems, if you aren't Web or HTML savvy. Simply, point and click. Drag and drop. That's all you need to know! Finally, and well, amazingly enough, you can build and host your website for free!
Even the Yola blog suggests that it has extended more choices with domain names. An SME/SMB can easily register domains with .net, .org, and .biz, extensions, besides the .com extensions. Yola will automatically configure those domains for the users.
An observation about Yola: According to its FAQs, Yola exemplifies the creativity and excitement that people bring to their websites. The name comes from the Hindi word for 'hatch' (jhola). Yola is where you hatch your big ideas on the web. Interesting!
So, here's a chance for all of those SMEs/SMBs, who are looking at hosting their own web sites, to do it largely for free.
However, I'd like to draw the attention of those small businesses who don't have a web site or web presence yet, to Yola, formerly, SynthaSite.
Three things caught my eye: At Yola, you can find all the tools you need to build a website just the way you want. Next, no problems, if you aren't Web or HTML savvy. Simply, point and click. Drag and drop. That's all you need to know! Finally, and well, amazingly enough, you can build and host your website for free!
Even the Yola blog suggests that it has extended more choices with domain names. An SME/SMB can easily register domains with .net, .org, and .biz, extensions, besides the .com extensions. Yola will automatically configure those domains for the users.
An observation about Yola: According to its FAQs, Yola exemplifies the creativity and excitement that people bring to their websites. The name comes from the Hindi word for 'hatch' (jhola). Yola is where you hatch your big ideas on the web. Interesting!
So, here's a chance for all of those SMEs/SMBs, who are looking at hosting their own web sites, to do it largely for free.
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